Egyptian / Model Boat / Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11/12, c. 2134-1784 B.C.

Egyptian
Model Boat
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11/12, c. 2134-1784 B.C.
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Creator Name: Unknown
Creator Nationality: African; North African; Egyptian
Creator Dates/Places: Ancient Egypt Africa,North Africa,Egypt
Creator Active Place: Africa,North Africa,Egypt
Creator Name-CRT: Egyptian
Title: Model Boat
Title Type: preferred
View: 3/4 view
Creation Start Date: -213
Creation End Date: -178
Creation Date: Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11/12, c. 2134-1784 B.C.
Creation Place: Africa,North Africa,Egypt
Object Type: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Materials and Techniques: Wood, pigment
Dimensions: L: 104 cm (41 in.); H.: 61 cm (24 in.); Depth: 23 cm (9 in.)
AMICA Contributor: The Art Institute of Chicago
Owner Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
ID Number: 1894.241
Credit Line: The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Henry H. Getty, Charles L. Hutchinson, Robert H. Fleming, and Norman W. Harris
Rights: http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html
Subject Description: This boat is fully equipped with a crew, oars, and a mast. It was thought that the model could provide the soul of the deceased not only with routine transportation, but also with the ability to make the pilgrimage to the sacred city of Abydos in southern Egypt, the cult center of the god Osiris.
Context: In the Middle Kingdom, tomb paintings and statues were often supplemented with wooden models which were delivered to serve the dead in his/her afterlife.
AMICA ID: AIC_.1894.241
AMICA Library Year: 1998
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright The Art Institute of Chicago, 1998

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